Premarket Prep USDCAD 05132020

This is my premarket prep for today’s European session for the Forex pair USDCAD. This prep builds off of my weekly trade plan I made here:

http://bearmarkettrader.com/2020/05/09/usdcad-week-20-trading-plan/

The purpose of a premarket prep is to find setups within my weekly trade plan bias.

Non-conjecture observations of the market

  • D1 moved closer to D1 Supply ZOI 1.40962 and D1 QHi after moving over conterminous supply 1.40364 from the Bearish Engulfing
  • Not too convincing inside bar on H4, but enough room for it to move down if move continues
  • H1 Bearish Engulfing just below D1 Supply ZOI 1.40962 and D1 QHi followed by a consolidation (All during AS)
  • M30 KC turning range bound, no break from VWAP yet
  • Market profile
    • HK accepted value but was showing consolidation with a ledge indicating medium activity ahead
      • Consequent drop after taking out 1.40558 during L
    • Price trading above LN PVAH and Range

Sentiment – Bearish

ZOIs for Possible Shorts

  • D1 Supply ZOI 1.40962 / D1 QHi

ZOIs for Possible Long

  • H4 Conterminous Demand 1.39942

Focus Points for trading development

  • Exit rules
    • Option 1: hold trade until noon (London time)
    • Option 2: Target hit (SL or x2 TP)
    • NO OPTION 3
      • UNLESS a trade is entered within 1 hour or half hour before the hard exit rule option 1
  • Entry rules
    • Use TPO confirmation or invalidation for directional decisions by looking for 
      • TPO extension with a sustained move (BO from IB)
      • TPO extension with failed auction (return to IB)
      • How this direction of TPO extension relates to Value Area open sentiment
    • 09:00-10:30 – Time period for entry based on M30 and higher price action confirmation in conjunction with market profile and trade locations
    • 10:30-12:00 – Entry can be based on lower time frame price action (but stops and further analysis on M30) at higher time frame trade locations with market profile and daily range
    • No staring at M5 chart
    • Trade needs to have a target that has the chance of hitting min. X2 R/R
    • Can’t re-enter a trade for one hour after a loss

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